We’re getting pretty deep into One Year Later here and we’ve almost caught up with all the characters to see their new status quo. Obviously, there’s a promise in the last panel that Monday’s strip will fulfill. I can’t wait for you guys to see it.

Anybody else seeing Captain America: The Winter Soldier this weekend? If you haven’t read the actual story in the comics, it’s more than worth checking out. Maybe my fave Cap story, period. Trying to stay spoiler-free, so if our overseas friends out there have already seen it, please don’t reveal anything! All I wanna know is: did you like it?

Considering he’s switched sides, I think he may have reached the usual teenage rebellion against the parents, so I don’t think he agrees with his mother.
Actually, I’m not sure how old he is. Still, you’re never to old to rebel against your parents!

Winter Soldier was a fun watch with some great interplay between the main cast. I wouldn’t rate it as highly as Brubaker’s original comic story if I’m being honest but it had some nice touches and good moments for just about everyone on the cast. I also didn’t realise until the end that it sneakily introduced another one of Captain America’s long term enemies, mainly because I can never remember their regular name.

I had the feeling Percy would side with the good guys. What I like it more about this is Michelle’s face, I agree with billydaking, they complement each other as mother/son. I wonder what is a JVD Design, the words of the Cape of Wrath referring to acronyms just echoed in my head….

Dude needed to be humanized a bit. One of the great things about Avengers comics from a couple years ago were those moments when the team realized Spider-Man is actually a genius despite all the wisecracks. Love that stuff. Even jokesters have a serious side.

For One Year Later, we needed a Dr. Rocket that’s a little more dapper, and a little more fashionable, and a little more Zurida. He’s on Zurida’s team, he’s in a relationship with her, and the old look just wouldn’t do.

Dr. No, the first James Bond Villain

The Nehru jacket is a nod to villains past (Dr. No, for example) and I thought the color was a bold choice. Perhaps the most significant color is around Doc’s neck. Notice the ascot is purple? One of the things Marc and I have been trying to do for those in the USZ is show that Zurida’s influence has permeated the culture. For example, in the strip with the newscasters, both of them wore purple in some part of their outfit. For Dr. Rocket, it’s the ascot.

The cane was a nice touch from Marc. Doc is a little more frail now due to his cancer advancing, and the cane shows that off visually as a reminder. It’s a great touch and it gives Doc a distinctly different look–and a permanent change–for One Year Later.